Paul Ockenden
@ockenden.com
Ex PC Pro columnist. Ex-owner of one of the UK's first digital agencies. Now happily retired. I was once famous for missing deadlines, now I don’t miss them at all!
Based in Shoreham-by-Sea (between Brighton and Worthing) in West Sussex, UK.
Based in Shoreham-by-Sea (between Brighton and Worthing) in West Sussex, UK.
I guess the urinals are connected directly to the draught Budweiser taps. The ice means it’s served chilled.
November 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I guess the urinals are connected directly to the draught Budweiser taps. The ice means it’s served chilled.
I recognised your mum.
November 22, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I recognised your mum.
Lorries on their speed limiter shouldn't be allowed to try to overtake other lorries on their speed limiter - they take for ever.
And if it's a road than only has two lanes then the punishment is death.
And if it's a road than only has two lanes then the punishment is death.
November 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Lorries on their speed limiter shouldn't be allowed to try to overtake other lorries on their speed limiter - they take for ever.
And if it's a road than only has two lanes then the punishment is death.
And if it's a road than only has two lanes then the punishment is death.
Early? It’s afternoon already in the civilised world!
November 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Early? It’s afternoon already in the civilised world!
I don‘t think accepted wisdom really needs to be anonymous.
November 22, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I don‘t think accepted wisdom really needs to be anonymous.
I thought you taught journalism, not agriculture…
November 22, 2025 at 10:28 AM
I thought you taught journalism, not agriculture…
The SMLight device actually has multiple radios. I don't the zbt-2 does?
November 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The SMLight device actually has multiple radios. I don't the zbt-2 does?
There was a real missed opportunity for the -2 to be zigbee, threads, and even the zwave from the zwa-2. A real swiss-army knife device.
Still, it leaves the market open for someone else to do it. The slzb-mr1 is 2/3rds of the way there.
(Maybe even add 433mhz for good luck, too!)
Still, it leaves the market open for someone else to do it. The slzb-mr1 is 2/3rds of the way there.
(Maybe even add 433mhz for good luck, too!)
November 21, 2025 at 5:40 PM
There was a real missed opportunity for the -2 to be zigbee, threads, and even the zwave from the zwa-2. A real swiss-army knife device.
Still, it leaves the market open for someone else to do it. The slzb-mr1 is 2/3rds of the way there.
(Maybe even add 433mhz for good luck, too!)
Still, it leaves the market open for someone else to do it. The slzb-mr1 is 2/3rds of the way there.
(Maybe even add 433mhz for good luck, too!)
If only we knew why he was so compliant...
a woman 's hand with pink nails is pressing a button on a cassette player .
Alt: Pi$$tape.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM
If only we knew why he was so compliant...
I’m disappointed that the zbt-2 is an either/or setup - I think many people would be better off with something like a slzb-mr1. Much better future proofing.
November 21, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I’m disappointed that the zbt-2 is an either/or setup - I think many people would be better off with something like a slzb-mr1. Much better future proofing.
They last even longer with Calgon.
November 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
They last even longer with Calgon.
That was before BBC1. It was the BBC Television Service in 1953. It wasn’t renamed BBC1 until 1962.
November 21, 2025 at 2:07 PM
That was before BBC1. It was the BBC Television Service in 1953. It wasn’t renamed BBC1 until 1962.
Illegal to show red lights on the front of a vehicle.
November 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Illegal to show red lights on the front of a vehicle.
‘Sponsored’. Pay enough and you can be up there too.
November 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
‘Sponsored’. Pay enough and you can be up there too.
* compoundly interest!
November 21, 2025 at 12:08 PM
* compoundly interest!
But I can tell that you absolutely *love* flashing them. If they all lost their licence you’d have to find something else to get curmudgeonly about.
November 21, 2025 at 12:07 PM
But I can tell that you absolutely *love* flashing them. If they all lost their licence you’d have to find something else to get curmudgeonly about.
The crucial thing with a pension is to start early. Really early. Even small sums tucked away in your 20s can compoundly(*) grow to become much bigger sums.
(*) I just invested a new word.
(*) I just invested a new word.
November 21, 2025 at 11:55 AM
The crucial thing with a pension is to start early. Really early. Even small sums tucked away in your 20s can compoundly(*) grow to become much bigger sums.
(*) I just invested a new word.
(*) I just invested a new word.
I used to *really* wind up a massive Lisp aficionado colleague by pronouncing it… well…. you can guess.
November 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I used to *really* wind up a massive Lisp aficionado colleague by pronouncing it… well…. you can guess.
You too can look like your mum still cuts your hair….
November 20, 2025 at 11:42 AM
You too can look like your mum still cuts your hair….
Quite a handy (erm) list…
November 20, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Quite a handy (erm) list…